A raised platform, throne, or seat of honor, especially in Spanish or Latin American contexts, or a reception room with such a platform.
From Spanish estrado, from Latin strata (paved way, platform), meaning something spread or laid out. In Spanish culture, the estrado was traditionally where women of nobility would sit during receptions.
In 17th-century Spanish society, women of rank would receive visitors while seated on the estrado—it was both a marker of status and a physical boundary that controlled social interaction.
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